diff -U 3 anacron-2.3.oud/runjob.c anacron-2.3/runjob.c
--- anacron-2.3.oud/runjob.c	2000-06-21 01:12:18.000000000 +0200
+++ anacron-2.3/runjob.c	2004-07-09 19:05:22.314056376 +0200
@@ -83,6 +83,18 @@
     return ps->pw_name;
 }
 
+static char *
+mailto()
+{
+    char *alias;
+
+    alias = getenv("MAILTO");
+    if (alias == NULL || strlen(alias) == 0)
+        return username();
+    else
+        return alias;
+}
+
 static void
 xputenv(const char *s)
 {
@@ -109,7 +121,6 @@
 run_job(const job_rec *jr)
 /* This is called to start the job, after the fork */
 {
-    setup_env(jr);
     /* setup stdout and stderr */
     xclose(1);
     xclose(2);
@@ -173,7 +184,7 @@
 	 * options, which don't seem to be appropriate here.
 	 * Hopefully, this will keep all the MTAs happy. */
 	execl(SENDMAIL, SENDMAIL, "-FAnacron", "-odi",
-	      username(), (char *)NULL);
+	      mailto(), (char *)NULL);
 	die_e("Can't exec " SENDMAIL);
     }
     /* parent */
@@ -208,6 +219,9 @@
     pid_t pid;
     int fd;
 
+    /* import environment for mailto() to work properly */
+    setup_env(jr);
+
     /* create temporary file for stdout and stderr of the job */
     fd = jr->output_fd = temp_file();
     /* write mail header */
@@ -215,7 +229,7 @@
     xwrite(fd, username());
     xwrite(fd, " (Anacron)\n");
     xwrite(fd, "To: ");
-    xwrite(fd, username());
+    xwrite(fd, mailto());
     xwrite(fd, "\n");
     xwrite(fd, "Subject: Anacron job '");
     xwrite(fd, jr->ident);